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Islam, charity, and activism : middle-class networks and social welfare in Egypt, Jordan, and Yemen / Janine A. Clark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Janine A.
- Series:
- Indiana series in Middle East studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social institutions--Egypt.
- Social institutions.
- Social institutions--Jordan.
- Social institutions--Yemen (Republic).
- Middle class.
- Charities.
- Yemen (Republic).
- Charities--Egypt.
- Charities--Jordan.
- Charities--Yemen (Republic).
- Middle class--Egypt.
- Middle class--Jordan.
- Middle class--Yemen (Republic).
- Islam--Charities.
- Islam.
- Jordan.
- Egypt.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]
- Contents:
- Islamic social institutions, social movement theory, and the middle classes
- Islamic medical clinics in Cairo : the operational imperatives of ISIs and the role of middle-class networks
- The Islamic Center Charity Society in Jordan : the benefits to the middle class
- The Islah Charitable Society in Yemen : women's social networks, charity, and da'wa
- The significance of being middle class.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0253343062
- 0253216265
- OCLC:
- 52086027
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